Insect trapping and cremating device.



L. TROTH.

INSECT TRAPPING AND GREMATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 30

Patented Sept3,1912.

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LOBADO TRUTH, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

INSECT TRAPPING AND CREMATING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. April 30, 1912.

Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

Serial No. 694,060.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LORADO TROTH, a citizenof the United States of America, residing at San Diego, in the county ofSan Diego and State of California, have in vented certain new and usefulImprovements in Insect Trapping and Cremating Devices, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an insect trapping and cremating device, andit has for its object, the provision of a device of this characteradapted to attract, trap and creniate winged insects of various kinds.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in thedetailed description which now follows.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of aninsect trapping and cremating device, constructed in accordance with theinvention, and Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view theret-hrough uponline X-X of Fig. 1.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of thedrawing.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates the casing of thecremator, and 6 designates anecessary to cremate the insects. This lampis disposed beneath a perforate screen? Deflectors 8 are located withinthe body 5 and serve a purpose hereinafter described. The products ofcombustion from lamp 6 pass upwardly through a chimney extension 9 andinto a flaring or funnel like body 10, the walls of which are perforate,as at 11. At its lower end the body 10 is provided with a neck extension12 which surrounds the upper portion of the chimney 9, but is spacedtherefrom to leave an opening 13. The body 10 is supported by brackets11 from the body 5 and if desired, an additional bracket 15 may beemployed for supporting the entire structure from a wall, though thislatter is not essential.

For discharging the cremated insects from the body 5, a trap door 16 ispivoted at 17 and is provided with a weight 18, so that when asuflicient number of insects have been collected, the trap door willtilt to discharge them. Supported by brackets 19 from the body 10 areframes 20, within which transparent panes 21 of glass, or like material,are mounted. These frames also support a top 22. This top 22 is providedwith an upstanding rim 23, which directs lamp for furnishing theheatrain water to spouts 24. The insect attracting lamp 25 is disposedcentrally with relation to the panes, and at its bottom carries adeflector 26 which prevents rain from passing directly downward throughchimney 9 to the cremator. Upon the contrary, such rain passesdownwardly and strikes the deflector 26 and is directed outwardlyagainst the walls of the body 10. The majority of it passes through theperforations of this body, but such of the rain as does not pass out ofthe perforations, is discharged through opening 13.

The operation of the device is as follows. WVinged insects of variouskinds are attracted by the light of lamp 25, and as they try to flyabout said lamp, they strike against the transparent panes 21 and are sodisabled that they fall into the hopper like body 10, from whence theyare discharged through chimney 9 into the cremator 5, passing back andforth over the inclined deflectors 8 until they land upon the perforatedscreen 7 where they are finally consumed.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that simple and efficientmeans are herein provided for accomplishing the objects of theinvention, but while the elements shown and described are well adaptedto serve the purposes for which they are intended, it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited to the precise constructionset forth, but includes within its'purview, such changes as may be madewithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a device of thecharacter described, the combination with a light producing element, ofa plurality of transparent panes supported therearound, a hopper locatedtherebeneath, a cremator body supported beneath said hopper, aperforated screen in said cremator body, and a heat producing elementbeneath said screen.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a lightproducing element, of a plurality of transparent panes supportedtherearound, a hopper located therebeneath, a cremator body supportedbeneath said hopper, a perforated screen in said cremator body, a heatproducing element beneath said screen, and a trap door upon which saidscreen discharges.

3. In a device of the character described,

the combination with a light producing element, of a plurality oftransparent panes supported therearound, a hopper located therebeneath,a cremator body supported beneath said hopper, a perforated screen insaid cremator body, a heat producing element beneath said screen, and acounter-balanced trap door upon which said screen discharges.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination with acremator body comprising an open top, a plurality of alternatingoppositely inclined deflectors, a perforated screen upon which thelowermost of said deflectors discharge, a heat producing element beneathsaid screen, a light producing' element, and vertical, radiallydisposed, transparent panes disposed about said light producing element.

5. In a device of the character described, 20

the combination with a light producing element, of an outwardly anddownwardly flaring deflector, an outwardly and upwardly flaring hopperin which said deflector is located, a plurality of transparent panes 25upper neck extension, which enters, but is 39 spaced from, the lower endof the hopper.

In testnnony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LORADO TROTH.

Witnesses G. U. FRY, J. C. HIZAR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C.

